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In December 2017, the administration of President Donald Trump pulled the US out of the negotiations on the compact, stating that its provisions were “inconsistent with US immigration and refugee policies”. In July 2018, the Hungarian government under rightwing Prime Minister Viktor Orban, too, said it was withdrawing from the process.
U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Nikki Haley said: "Our decisions on immigration policies must always be made by Americans and Americans alone. We will decide how best to control our borders and who will be allowed to enter our country. The global approach in the New York Declaration is simply not compatible with U.S. sovereignty."
'The Italian Government would risk losing control of its borders in favor of external agents operating a migration policy of "open borders" which conflicts with the orientation democratically expressed by Italian voters',
The global compact for migration is the first, intergovernmentally negotiated agreement, prepared under the auspices of the United Nations, to cover all dimensions of international migration in a holistic and comprehensive manner. Following extensive consultations, a text for the Compact has been agreed and is to be adopted at an Intergovernmental Conference in Marrakech, Morocco, 10 – 11 December this year.
originally posted by: dfnj2015
We are all earthlings. Immigration doesn't really make any difference. It's not like 30 or 40% of a nation's total population is showing up in one year of immigration.
I say embrace immigrants, make them citizens, and give them training to find meaningful work to help the economy grow.
originally posted by: dfnj2015
We are all earthlings. Immigration doesn't really make any difference. It's not like 30 or 40% of a nation's total population is showing up in one year of immigration.
I say embrace immigrants, make them citizens, and give them training to find meaningful work to help the economy grow.
The only area the UN really has any semblance of serious power is the UN Security Council.
originally posted by: dfnj2015
We are all earthlings. Immigration doesn't really make any difference. It's not like 30 or 40% of a nation's total population is showing up in one year of immigration.
I say embrace immigrants, make them citizens, and give them training to find meaningful work to help the economy grow.
originally posted by: dfnj2015
We are all earthlings. Immigration doesn't really make any difference. It's not like 30 or 40% of a nation's total population is showing up in one year of immigration.
I say embrace immigrants, make them citizens, and give them training to find meaningful work to help the economy grow.
originally posted by: SlapMonkey
a reply to: and14263
The thing about the UN is that they cannot force sovereign countries to do anything. Period.
Nor can they force member countries to sign their documents.
Nor can they force member countries to adopt their guidelines as national law.
The UN is a useless body that, IMO, causes more discord throughout the world than it does help things, not to mention it's an expensive, useless thing.